Bloomer Girl (1956)
Music
Romance
TV Movie
In 1956, BLOOMER GIRL was presented in a live television production starring the magnificent Barbara Cook, whose star was then on the rise, with leading roles in CANDIDE and THE MUSIC MAN still in her future. A solid success when it opened on Broadway in 1944, BLOOMER GIRL boasts a glorious score by the legendary team of Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg (THE WIZARD OF OZ). The book by Fred Saidy is set at the brink of the Civil War and addresses issues of women's equality (priorities were the right to vote and to wear bloomers, a liberating alternative to hoop skirts) and racial equality.
Cast
Evelina Applegate
Jefferson Calhoun
Applegate Sister
Octavia Applegate
Julia Applegate
Sheriff
Governor Newton
Hamilton Calhoun
Joshua
Ebeneezer
Principal Dancer - "The Returned Soldier"
Principal Dancer - "His Girl"
Dolly Bloomer
Principal Dancer - "The Widow"
Principal Dancer - "The Needle Threader"
Horatio Applegate
Pompey
Serena Applegate
Daisy
Alexander
Applegate Sister
Applegate Sister
Crew
Director
Theatre Play
Theatre Play
Teleplay
Producer
Songs
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Production Design
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